Your Compliance Partner
Expert support and comprehensive assistance for all of your compliance needs.
Get clarity
Avoid risk or exposure
Protect your organization
Collaborate
As you build a new compliance program or review an existing one, you want to ensure that your organization is protected, you meet federal regulations, and are minimizing risk and exposure.
Using the Office of the Inspector General’s Seven Elements of an Effective Compliance Program, our strategy services will review your program and give you recommendations on how and where you can improve.
In addition to advising on active compliance issues, we’ll review your:
Policies and procedures
Disclosure program
Training and education
Audits
Processes
Department structure/budgets
Committee/board reports
Risk
Compliance programs can be complex and nuanced. We’ll support you as you implement program requirements, give you access to a customized project plan, and thoroughly review your program so you can build a straightforward, easy-to-implement plan.
Advise
When you’re running a compliance program, you constantly need to stay on top of regulations and exposure risks.
Our advisory services will give you clarity and guidance on ever-changing, complex regulations and how they apply to your healthcare specialty.
You can rely on us for:
Monthly support
Advice on active compliance issues
Assistance in implementing program requirements
Customized project plans
This program is a great fit for organizations with well-functioning compliance programs who need ongoing support or have completed our Collaborate Program.
Build
You need to protect your healthcare organization while providing opportunities for growth and want to rely on experienced professionals with proven expertise.
Our custom, built-for-you compliance programs will allow you to implement the Office of the Inspector General’s Seven Elements of an Effective Compliance Program and audit your organization’s overall risk level and exposures.
Your turnkey program will include:
Interim compliance officer/staff
Advice on active compliance issues
Policies, procedures, and processes
Disclosure program
Coordination for training, education, and audits
Department structure/budgets
Committee/board reports
Risk assessment
Don’t leave your organization open to dangerous risk or exposure. We’ll create a full program that fits your organization’s specific needs.
Build
No Existing/Partial Compliance Program- Up to 25 Support Hours/Month
- Advice on Active Compliance Issues
- Exclusive Pricing on Products*
- Support with 7 Elements of Compliance
- Access to Customized Project Plans
- Comprehensive Risk Assessment
- Interim Compliance Executive
- Budget, Committee, Board Reports, Structure
- Code of Conduct and Policies
- Compliance Education Courses*
- Hotline and Incident Management Tracking*
- Audit Program, Work Plan, Sanctions Checking*
- Enforcement Standards
- Corrective Action Plans
Collaborate
Partial/Fully Operational Compliance Program- Up to 10 Support Hours/Month
- Advice on Active Compliance Issues
- Exclusive Pricing on Products*
- Support with 7 Elements of Compliance
- Access to Customized Project Plans
- Comprehensive Risk Assessment
Advise
Fully Operational Compliance Program- Up to 5 Support Hours/Month
- Advice on Active Compliance Issues
- Exclusive Pricing on Products*
- Support with 7 Elements of Compliance
- Access to Customized Project Plans
Frequently Asked Questions
How can you protect my healthcare organization and investment?
With 25+ years of clinical, operational, and compliance experience, we have the know-how to help you build, implement, and run compliance programs that use the Office of Inspector General’s guidance, as well as the latest (2020) Department of Justice recommendations.
What is Compliance Due Diligence?
We understand the specific compliance risks involved in healthcare that are often underestimated by financial and legal firms.
Typical Due Diligence doesn’t look at exposures from a compliance perspective, which could leave you feeling uncertain at the end of the process.
Our Compliance Due Diligence Process includes:
- A coding audit using a discovery sample of governmental paid claims over the past 12 months to identify any potential coding and billing issues. We manage the audit process, then analyze and interpret the data.
- Using the Office of the Inspector General’s guidance of the “Seven Elements of a Compliance Program”, we gather information and evaluate the effectiveness of the target’s Compliance Program and any material compliance issues the current program is managing.
- We conclude with an analysis of the overall risk level, the specific exposures, and recommendations for improvements.
Who do you serve?
Our typical clients are in the healthcare industry.
Our services work for:
- Compliance Professionals
- Compliance Officers
- Privacy Officers
- General Counsels
- Executives
- Board of Directors
- Private Equity Groups
- Owners/Investors
What are your healthcare specialities?
We have extensive experience with the following specialties:
- Ambulance
- Emergency Medicine
- Intensive Care
- Anesthesia
- Surgical
- Gastroenterology
- Home Health
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers
- Infusion Services
- Dental
- Hospital-Based Physicians
- Behavioral Health
- Hospice
- Healthcare Technology
- Coding and Billing
Don’t see your specialty on the list? Schedule a call to see if we can help.
What forms of compliance do you have experience with?
With Mr. Ronan’s 15+ years of experience as a Chief Compliance Officer with large healthcare organizations, we have extensive experience and expertise in the following areas:
- Healthcare Due Diligence
- Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIA)
- Fraud and Abuse
- Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)
- False Claims Act (FCA)
- Stark Law
- Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Compliance Programs
If I am under investigation, can Ronan Healthcare Consultants help?
Yes. Ronan Healthcare Consultants evaluates and addresses any internal exposures, so your organization can be prepared for any outcome.
What are the "Seven Elements of an Effective Compliance Program"?
- Designated Compliance Officer and Compliance Committee
- Written Policies/Procedures and Code of Conduct
- Effective Education and Training
- Effective Lines of Communication Through a Well-Publicized Disclosure Program
- Internal Auditing and Monitoring
- Enforcement of Standards Through Well-Publicized Disciplinary Guidelines
- Prompt Response to Detected Problems Through Corrective Action Plans
*Adapted from the Office of Inspector General and U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
Compliance Programs You Can Trust
Most compliance professionals lack access to the resources and expertise to manage an effective compliance program. At Ronan Healthcare Consultants we help simplify the process to build an effective program that protects the organization and facilitates strategic growth.
Ross R. Ronan
JD, BSN, CHC, CMPE